Officials suspect gas intentionally released into home at center of Indy explosion

4:06 PM,
Nov. 21, 2012

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John Tuohy
Indianapolis Star

Law enforcement officials told The Indianapolis Star on Tuesday that they suspect gas was intentionally released into a Richmond Hill home before a spark caused it to explode, setting off the chain of blasts in the Southeastside subdivision that killed two people.

Authorities said the fumes seeped from a manipulated pipe or stove and gathered within the house at 8349 Fieldfare Way, until a small spark ignited it.

"The place was full of gas," a source close to the investigation told The Star, speaking on the condition of anonymity. ...